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<blockquote data-quote="skyline" data-source="post: 493669" data-attributes="member: 5305"><p>OK, my opinion on this issue can be summed up in one word... "selfishness". When one or both parents put their wants and desires above the needs of their children, that's just selfish... whether it's a Dad running off with his secretary, a parent buying drugs or alcohol that can't afford to feed and cloth their kid, or any other number of situations. The result is a broken family.</p><p></p><p>I sit and talk with a group of 7th grade boys every Sunday morning at 9:30 am, and it is sickening how few are from dual parent homes with their original parents. Most are shuffled back and forth between two homes and several have no relationship with their dad because he has moved on. One boy started crying as he told me the story of his deadbeat dad, who he loves very much, that will not have anything to do with his son. I think these boys represent a large segment of kids throughout this country. Kids need parents. Parents need to be selfless and love on their kids. And this doesn't mean that every kid with good parents is going to turn out right, because they have a mind of their own. But what an awful disadvantage for a kid to not have good role models in the home.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the rant, but this subject is a real sore spot for me. I think selfishness is the root cause of a lot of the problems in our society. My parents adopted me as an infant and sacrificed a lot for my well being. I will be forever grateful for what they did for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skyline, post: 493669, member: 5305"] OK, my opinion on this issue can be summed up in one word... "selfishness". When one or both parents put their wants and desires above the needs of their children, that's just selfish... whether it's a Dad running off with his secretary, a parent buying drugs or alcohol that can't afford to feed and cloth their kid, or any other number of situations. The result is a broken family. I sit and talk with a group of 7th grade boys every Sunday morning at 9:30 am, and it is sickening how few are from dual parent homes with their original parents. Most are shuffled back and forth between two homes and several have no relationship with their dad because he has moved on. One boy started crying as he told me the story of his deadbeat dad, who he loves very much, that will not have anything to do with his son. I think these boys represent a large segment of kids throughout this country. Kids need parents. Parents need to be selfless and love on their kids. And this doesn't mean that every kid with good parents is going to turn out right, because they have a mind of their own. But what an awful disadvantage for a kid to not have good role models in the home. Sorry for the rant, but this subject is a real sore spot for me. I think selfishness is the root cause of a lot of the problems in our society. My parents adopted me as an infant and sacrificed a lot for my well being. I will be forever grateful for what they did for me. [/QUOTE]
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